Japanese Red Cross Medical Center Explained

Japanese Red Cross Medical Center
Org/Group:Japanese Red Cross Society
Coordinates:35.6548°N 139.7179°W
Location:Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Funding:Public
Type:District General
Emergency:Yes
Beds:708
Opened:1891

The Japanese Red Cross Medical Center (JRC Medical Center) is a general hospital located in Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. It is the main hospital of the Japanese Red Cross Society, and is directly controlled by it. The site of Hiroo, Tokyo, where the medical center is currently located, was where a mansion of Horita Binakamori once stood.[1] [2] [3]

The Japanese Red Cross Hospital, the predecessor, was built on the current location in 1891. In front of the bus stop there is a circa 500-year-old tree, which is the largest ginkgo in the area with a circumference of 4.7 meters or more, and was designated a natural monument in Shibuya-ku. The Empress has been the Honorary Governor since 1949.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japanese Red Cross. Japanese Red Cross. June 11, 2020.
  2. Web site: Medical Device at the Japanese Red Cross Center. Japanese. SBBIt.
  3. Web site: Japanese Red Cross Medical Center. Research Gate.
  4. Web site: Japanese Red Cross Hospital. ee-tokyo magazine. Japanese.